Chapter 545: The Moment of Fruition
In the first game, the Grizzlies lost to Anjie, who was in miraculous form. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. biquge。 Info Gasol Jr. remembers that there were several balls that day, and he had completely blocked Anjie. However, An Jie still insisted on making a shot and scored the ball.
This kind of unconscionable goal is the most demoralizing of the defender. And once the Grizzlies' defense loosens, they are left with nothing.
Do you want the Grizzlies to rely on offense to chase points? Please, let's get Lionel Hollins to find a couple of consistent three-point shooters. Don't look at the Trail Blazers, which is also a team that focuses on interior offense, but Matthews, Batum, Contney Lee and even Fischer's three points are also very deadly. And these things are exactly what the Grizzlies lack.
So the Grizzlies can only rely on defense, and Anjie is their biggest obstacle on the defensive end.
But today is different, Marc Gasol is ready to fight Anjie to the end. He didn't believe that the Chinese wearing the No. 00 jersey could play two games in a row to play unreasonable performances, and as long as he could limit An Jie, the Trail Blazers' offense would be much inferior.
"Follow Ann, follow Ann all the time. I want you to defend him at all costs, making it difficult for him to make any moves. "Lionel Hollins was still playing a second before the game started, and this guy did everything he could. Next, it's up to the performance of Anjie and Marc Gasol.
Yu Jia and Zhang Weiping still came to the scene, and they were also full of confidence for the second game of the Trail Blazers.
"In the first match between the two sides, Anjie has already shown that he is capable of being above Marc Gasol. Maybe against other teams, Gasol Jr. will be the advantage of the Grizzlies. But when they meet the Trail Blazers, the advantage in the center position is gone. When a team's best team can't play at all, it's hard for them to win. Zhang Weiping is seizing the time to analyze the trend of the playoffs.
"Coach Zhang is right, unless the Grizzlies have a surprise player, such as Mike Conley, such as Tony Allen. Otherwise, the Grizzlies are in a really bad situation. Okay, the referee has thrown the ball into the air, spectators, the game is officially on!"
Before the game, the image of Westbrook's injury had been in Anjie's eyes. He sympathized with his brother, and at the same time, it was a wake-up call for himself.
Win all the games you can win and don't regret your career!
Thinking of this, An Jie instantly had the feeling that his whole body was full of power. He jumped and got ahead of Marc Gasol to touch the basketball first.
There was no suspense, the Trail Blazers won the first attack. Anjie rarely loses to an opponent in a scrum, and after 82 games in the entire regular season, Anjie may not have lost even 10 games in scrums.
As soon as Lillard received the ball, Tony Allen was ready to defend. Seeing this, Lillard immediately gave the ball to Iguodala, and Iguodala, the small forward, controlled the ball and advanced!
Iguodala is skillful at controlling the basketball and has a decent playmaking offense. Because of Lillard's presence, people seem to have forgotten that this extremely athletic small forward is not bad at organizing offense.
While still playing in Philadelphia, Iguodala was often compared to AI. At 183 centimeters, Allen Iverson is the heart of a scoring guard in the body of a playmaker. Iguodala, who is 198 centimeters, is a scoring guard with the soul of a playmaker stuffed into his body.
Although Iguodala's position was changed to the No. 3 position due to tactical needs after coming to the Trail Blazers, this did not affect Iguodala's ability to organize the offense.
Compared to Lillard, Iguodala's organization is more poised. The guy shouted loudly, and his teammates obediently followed Iguodala's command.
"Damn!" Tony Allen defended Lillard to death, but he knew he had been pulled to the weak side by Lillard. At the moment, the object that Tony Allen wants to defend the most is Iguodala who is in possession.
But it can't be helped, no matter how good Tony Allen's defense is, all he can do now is watch.
Iguodala commanded for a long time, and after his teammates had opened up the space, he suddenly hit the ground and passed, feeding the ball smoothly to Anjie.
Anjie held the ball with the basket on his back, and his back kept testing Gasol Jr.'s defense. Aldridge, meanwhile, started to run, and just as he was just a step to the free-throw line, Anjie passed.
Randolph didn't dare to rush up for a tackle, he was afraid that he would lose his position because of the forward tackle. This guy knows that to defend Aldridge, you have to make sure that you are always in front of him.
Aldridge only made two attempts after receiving the ball, but because he was in the penalty area, he had to make a quick decision or he would be whistled for a three-second violation later.
After the tentative step, Aldridge did not choose to break through. Instead, he took a small step back and pulled it up and threw it!
Aldridge's shot was very high, and although Randolph, who did not have an advantage in height and arm span, reacted quickly, he could not touch the basketball that was lifted high by Aldridge.
However, defense is not only about steals and blocks, it can interfere with the opponent's shots, which is also a type of successful defense.
Randolph did just that, believing that he had sealed Aldridge's sight. With such serious interference, the Trail Blazers' first offense ended in failure.
An Jie looked at the flight trajectory of the basketball and smiled slightly. After that, the basketball hollow drills into the net. Mark Gasol thought that Anjie didn't want to waste his strength on the card position, but he didn't know that Anjie had already expected the result of this attack. This kind of goal, Aldridge scored countless times in Anjie's head. So An Jie also knows very well when the ball will be scored and when he needs to fight for rebounds.
"It worked!" Ricard waved his arm vigorously, and he asked Anjie and Aldridge to "hurt each other", and it was indeed the right choice.
Randolph didn't say anything, he just shook his head in annoyance. But Lionel Hollins, who was on the bench, was very nervous, and today, it was Aldridge's turn to break out, right?
The Grizzlies fought back, and Mike Conley seemed particularly eager to attack today. It was evident from the fact that he made a dazzling string of dribbling moves in front of Lillard.
Conley almost disappeared in the last game, leaving the media with a lot of criticism about him. Today, Conley wants to prove that a first-year rookie can't help himself!
Don't say that these dazzling dribbling moves are showmanship, Conley's feints really tricked Lillard. While Lillard was hesitating, Conley suddenly accelerated to break through and plunged into the restricted area.
So when Mark Gasol withdrew from the three-second zone to make room for Conley, Anjie did not choose to follow Gasol out. Instead, he spread his arms and waited for Mike Conley to throw himself into the net.
Conley didn't slow down, and in the face of Anjie, who opened his big hand, he jumped sharply, as if he was going to force a layup!
However, just as Anjie also jumped up and was about to block, Conley stuffed the ball from Anjie's armpit into the hands of Gasol Jr. in the air.
Gasol Jr. didn't jump, he just stepped on his feet and threw the ball. And the shots that were not disturbed were also hollow into the frame.
"It's a beautiful fit, and the connection between Gasol Jr. and Mike Conley is very good. Even Yu Jia, who supports Anjie, is full of praise for the Grizzlies' offense this time. After all, it's hard to see these pictures in the grizzly bear, who are not good at attacking.
Ricard knew that Lionel Hollins would not remain indifferent after a loss, but he didn't expect Hollins to put the treasure on Mike Conley.
In the first game, the core of the Grizzlies' offense was Gasol Jr. But today, the core of the Grizzlies' offense has become Conley.
"Interesting. "Rickard is holding his chin with his hand, and the Grizzlies are trying to figure it out on the offensive end? Does that mean the Grizzlies are about to evolve, or are they just dying?
The offensive ball is back in the hands of the Trail Blazers, with Tony Allen still holding on to Lillard and Andre Iguodala once again taking on the offensive role.
Iguodala may often be forgotten during the regular season, but the Trail Blazers players and coaches know how big Iguodala's role can be.
It's not that this guy can't play, but he especially likes the positioning of role players.
After Iverson left the 76ers, everyone hoped that Iguodala would be the ace. For others, it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. But oddly enough, Iguodala is still a role player, and he's still more willing to be a second-in-command.
Maybe, this guy has this style of player in his bones. Despite his strong personal abilities, he is willing to do all the dirty work. This guy doesn't fight for statistics, he just calmly does everything the team needs.
That's why Iguodala was less impressive in the regular season. But that doesn't mean this guy is useless.
Iguodala pretended to pass the ball, but suddenly broke through with Aldridge's block!
The heavy stride of "Old Prince" Tyshawn Prince was like walking in a quagmire up to his knees, and Iguodala was skating on the ice at that speed!
Almost in one step, Prince was pulled clean by Iguodal. Prince, who was not dominant in speed, was helpless when he was blocked by Aldridge again.
Iguodala broke through with the ball, and the Grizzlies' lineup began to shrink unconsciously. Faced with such an opportunity, Iguodala was not greedy for credit. He just lightly passed the ball backwards, and Aldridge, who was in the high position to block the pick-and-roll, got his chance!
Now, the man who defends in front of Aldridge is Prince. If even Randolph's height can't interfere with Aldridge's shooting, then Prince can't do it.
Aldridge catches the ball and throws it, still the signature high shot. The basketball is as if it has been remotely controlled, crossing a perfect arc and hollowing into the net again!
"With two goals in a row, it can be seen that Aldridge is very hot today. ”
After the ball was scored, Anjie high-fived Aldridge and Iguodala respectively as he retreated. The excellent performance of these two guys has greatly lightened the burden on their bodies
His teammates have all put on such a strong performance, how can An Jie, the leading star, back down?
This time, Marc Gasol and Randolph both made a two-stop combination for Conley.
Although An Jie received the order to defend the basket, the tactics are dead, but the people are alive.
Seeing that Gasol mentioned the high position, An Jie also chased him out. He didn't want to give Gasol Jr. a chance to shoot in the open position, and Anjie understood that the Spaniard's fixed-point shooting ability was no worse than his own.
Seeing Anjie walk out of the forbidden area, Mike Conley couldn't have said how happy he was. As long as An Jie is not there, he is fearless!
The small guard took advantage of the pick-and-roll to go straight to the basket, and the huge obstacle of the two-block made both Lillard and Aldridge helpless against Conley's breakaway.
Conley was fast, but fortunately Iguodala showed up and carried it, forcing Conley to slow down.
However, Conley, who had already rushed up, would not be afraid of Iguodala's block, he directly took three steps by inertia, and used his shoulder to push Iguodala's body to complete the layup. No matter how bad it is, Conley feels that making a foul is also an option!
He leaped high and Iguodala had no room to block at all. Mike Conley gave away the basketball lightly, such a good opportunity, he is bound to win!
Lionel takes himself very seriously, and Conley doesn't want to disappoint his manager. He wants Conley to lead the team to victory, so Conley will step up now!
As the basketball drew closer to the basket, Iguodala stared at the spinning basketball as if the basketball would change its trajectory due to Iguodala's fierce gaze.
Both Conley and Iguodala are about to hit the ground, and with the spotlight on the horizon, the basketball is about to start falling.
Some Grizzlies fans who came with the team stood up and raised their arms. They finally had a chance to cheer in the rose garden. However......
"Smack!"
"Boom!" was followed by the muffled sound of the basketball hitting the rebound.
Looking at it again, An Jie had just landed and gritted his teeth.
"Get out of my place, Mike!" Anjie yelled low, startling Conley.